Television News and the Informed Public: An Information-Processing Approach.

Robinson, John P.; Davis, Dennis K.

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ERIC Number: EJ414666

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Publication Date: 1990

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Television News and the Informed Public: An Information-Processing Approach.

Robinson, John P.; Davis, Dennis K.

Journal of Communication, v40 n3 p106-19 Sum 1990

Reports the results of two sets of large-scale national studies on the effectiveness of television as a means of acquiring news information. Concludes that those who derive news information from television have less comprehension of events and issues reported than do those who obtain information from other sources. (SG)

Descriptors: Current Events, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role, News Reporting, Television Research, Television Surveys, Television Viewing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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